Weller somehow crafts a cohesive album out of disco-era Rose.
It was named after the small Amsterdam studio in which it was recorded. It comprises covers of songs by a variety of artists, and showcases Wellers myriad musical influences. Paul Weller avoids the 'covers album curse' by putting a personal stamp on a unique, diverse batch of tunes. Studio 150 is the seventh album by British artist Paul Weller. The bad ones, however, are very bad: an "All Along the Watchtower" uncomfortably lashed to the riff of "Don't Fear the Reaper", and worst of all a version of "Close to You" that abandons the perfectly adequate vocal melody that Burt Bacharach originally devised. Paul Weller - Studio 150 : Tracklist (Vinyl) A1 : If I Could Only Be Sure : 3:41: A2 : Wishing On A Star : 5:09: A3 : Dont Make Promises : 3:20: A4 : The Bottle : 3:04. Paul Weller Studio 150 More images Tracklist Credits (47) Benjamin Herman Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Flute Benjamin Herman Arranged By Horns Willem Friede Arranged By Horns Willem Friede Arranged By String Carleen Anderson Backing Vocals Female Claudia Fontaine Backing Vocals Female Show more credits. Toussaint's own classic "Hercules", long a staple of Weller's live show, is performed more in keeping with the (Aaron Neville) original - as is Gordon Lightfoot's "Early Morning Rain", one of two folk songs featuring Eliza Carthy's fiddle. Paul Weller - The Bottle (Radio Broadcast Sendesaal Berlin 20-10-2004) 3:32 Paul Weller.
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Best of all, though, is Tim Hardin's "Don't Make Promises", transformed through a New Orleans funk arrangement incorporating an Allen Toussaint-style horn chart, full of quirky phrasings. And in some cases, the results are as good as anything he's recorded in years: Rose Royce's "Wishing on a Star" shines in a soulful arrangement built around Weller's Wurlitzer electric piano and Gil Scott-Heron's anti-booze groove "The Bottle" dashes along with an infectious sense of urgency. PAUL WELLER ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER (ALBUM VERSION) STUDIO 150 (2004)Please before notifying youtube an infringement of copyright of any song that a. His intention this time wasn't to record his favourite songs, but those which might best be moulded to his own needs.
This isn't the first album of cover versions from Paul Weller: last year's Button Downs compiled together a dozen others he'd previously recorded as B-sides, by some of the same songwriters he covers here, such as Neil Young and Bob Dylan.
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